The and the will host the 2018 Hult Prize competition for University and Simon teams on Saturday, November 18, at 1 p.m. in Schlegel Hall. The event is open and free to the public.
The Hult Prize, co-sponsored by the Hult International Business School and the Clinton Global Initiative, is the largest social entrepreneurship competition in the world. Last year, a quartet of international students in the College reached the semifinals for their project Meliora Homes鈥攎aking houses for refugees out of recycled plastic.
Ten teams in each track (University-wide and Simon Business School) will present to separate panels of judges during Saturday鈥檚 event. The winner from each track will advance to a Hult regional semifinal next spring.
鈥淗ult Prize student competitors exemplify the University鈥檚 culture and mission to make the world ever better,鈥� says Natalie Antal 鈥�11S (MS), associate director of the Ain Center. 鈥淭hese are the next wave of social entrepreneurs. We鈥檙e thrilled to support the competition and look forward to the solutions this year鈥檚 talented competitors will present on Saturday.鈥�
